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I’m behind on posting so let’s talk about an email a friend sent me yesterday on how much it costs to raise a kid. Here’s what he said. Supposedly, it cost $235K to rear a kid for 17 years, I think the numbers are off b/c I’d wager most parents don’t purchase housing/healthcare/transportation only due

How many of you are Mint.com users? It was one of those websites I signed up for early on, then forgot about. A friend of mine mentioned it recently which propelled me to give it another try. Hands down, Mint is the best financial website out there. Gone are the days of tracking debits and

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Welcome to my site, derived from an advice column I wrote while getting my MBA. I'm Catherine Gacad. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I give helpful, opinionated advice based on my own experience and from the expertise of my extensive network. For more click here.